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The European Union and the Mediterranean Area: Dealing with Conflicts, Tensions and Resets

Long gone are the days when the European Union set itself a foreign policy ambition for the entire Mediterranean Basin, as in the November 1995 Barcelona Conference.

Russian Policy in the Middle East and North Africa – Some Driving Forces

The Russian policy in the Middle East and North Africa region should be understood within the broader context of Russia’s foreign policy efforts in general.

Deradicalization: Experiences in Europe and the Arab World

Despite the considerable attention deradicalization policies have received and continue to receive, they are still underresearched, not fully understood and remain controversial.

The Trump Administration and the Mediterranean

The election of President Trump, and the experience of the first months of his administration, raises important questions about the future of American foreign policy.

Radicalization in Europe

Sometimes qualified as ‘lone wolves’, terrorists are often actually part of a network that has allowed them to travel to the lands of jihad and prepare their action in their country of residence and/or the land of their citizenship.

Religious Trends in European Islam

The atrocities and visibility of the Islamic State beyond Syria and Iraq have shed light on the fact that the battle for the true Islam among Muslims is as radical as the battle between “Islam” and “the West.”

Viable Theory of Islamic Reform is Necessary but Insufficient for Political Stability and Social Justice

Islamic reform, political and economic development, social justice and related concerns have a long history in the world at large, and around the Mediterranean region in particular.

The Debate of Ideas within Islam

Winds of Change in the Middle East: How Israel Can Retake Initiative in the Palestinian Arena

Twice in the last two decades the Palestinian leadership has proved unwilling to sign a comprehensive peace agreement based on terms offered by an Israeli premier. Instead, they preferred a strategy of “holding out for a better deal” .

Managing the Refugee Crisis: New Approaches

The largest refugee crisis since the Second World War became a major challenge for the EU in 2015. The crisis is far from over and the need for managing the difficult tasks seems to be interconnected with a political crisis in the EU.

The Palestinian Question and the Arabs (1917-2017): Popular Support, Government Stakes

Although for the Arab peoples, the question of Palestine is above all an “Arab matter,” it is often more of a matter of Arab inter-state relations than a national cause to be defended tooth and nail.

The (Resistable) Rise of Populism in Europe and its Impact on European and International Cooperation

2016 is widely seen as the annus horribilis for Europe, and the rise of populism identified as the main culprit for the political crisis.